21/04/2025

Ralph Graham "Wisdom" (1976) -Smooth Soul-



Label : RCA Victor


États-Unis Side A

01 - Through The Eyes Of A Child (Ralph Graham)
02 - Song About Nothing (Ralph Graham)
03 - Feel The Love (Ralph Graham)
04 - I've Never Had It So Good (Ralph Graham)

Side B

01 - Wisdom (Ralph Graham)
02 - Smile (Ralph Graham)
03 - Live For Today (Ralph Graham)
04 - Changes (Ralph Graham)


*Horns & Strings by Rob Mounsey
**Horns & Strings by L. Leon Pendarvis

All Songs Written & Sung by Ralph Graham

Strings & Horn Supervision : Al Brown
Recorded & Mixed at RCA Studios, New York City
Recording Engineers : Jim Crotty, Howard Lindeman
Mixing Engineer : Howard Lindeman
East Coast A&R : Ron Moseley
Production Assistant : Richard Taffer

Horns 
Section I
Mel Davis, Joe Wilder : Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Slide Hampton : Tenor Trombone
Alan Raph : Bass Trombone
Don Corrado, James Buffington : French Horn
Howard Johnson : Tuba

Section II
Randy Brecker, Jon Faddis : Trumpet, Flugelhorn
George Young : Alto Sax, Flute
Harold Vick : Tenor Sax, Flute
Seldon Powell : Baritone Sax

Strings 
Section I
Gene Orloff : Concertmaster
Harry Lookofsky, Sanford Allen, Guy Lumia, Joe Malin : Violins
Alfred Brown, Julien Barber, Selwart Clarke : Violas
Kermit Moore, Jesse Levy : Celli
Ron Carter : String Bass

Section II
Gene Orloff : Concertmaster
Harry Lookofsky, Sanford Allen, Guy Lumia : Violins
Alfred Brown, Selwart Clarke : Violas
Kermit Moore : Cello


Side A

01 - Through The Eyes Of A Child

*Arranged by L. Leon Pendarvis & Ralph Graham
Steve Gadd : Drums
Bob Babbitt : Bass Guitar
John Rhinehimer : Electric Guitar
Jeff Mironov : Electric Sitar
Lance Quinn : Acoustic Guitar
Rob Mounsey : Piano
L. Leon Pendarvis : Fender Rhodes
David Carey : Timpani
Errol 'Crusher' Bennett : Percussion
Section I : Strings
Section I : Horns

02 - Song About Nothing

**Arranged by L. Leon Pendarvis & Ralph Graham
Anthony Jackson : Bass Guitar
John Rhinehimer : Classical Guitar
Jeff Mironov : Acoustic Guitar
Randy Klein, Rob Mounsey, L. Leon Pendarvis : Piano
Ralph MacDonald : Percussion
Rob Mounsey : Arp 2600
Section I : Strings
Kermit Moore : Cello Solo
Alfred Brown : Viola Cello
Gene Orloff, Guy Lumia : Violin Duet

03 - Feel The Love

**Arranged by L. Leon Pendarvis & Ralph Graham
Steve Gadd : Drums
Will Lee : Bass Guitar
Michael Thompson : Electric Guitar
Rob Mounsey : Fender Rhodes
L. Leon Pendarvis : Clavinet
Ralph MacDonald : Percussion & Congas
Section II : Horns
Ralph Graham, Darvis : Background vocals

04 - I've Never Had It So Good

**Arranged by L. Leon Pendarvis
Ralph Graham, Darvis, Rob Mounsey : Background vocals
Gary Mure : Drums
Bob Babbitt : Bass Guitar
David Spinozza : Electric Guitar
Jeff Mironov Electric Guitar
L. Leon Pendarvis : Piano
Rob Mounsey : Fender Rhodes
David Carey : Vibes
Errol 'Crusher' Bennett : Percussion & Congas
Rob Mounsey : Arp 2600
Section I : Strings
Section I : Horns

Side B

01 - Wisdom

**Arranged by L. Leon Pendarvis
Steve Gadd : Drums
Anthony Jackson : Bass Guitar
Jeff Mironov : Electric Guitars
David Spinozza : Classical Guitars
Rob Mounsey : Piano
L. Leon Pendarvis : Fender Rhodes
David Carey : Timpani
Errol 'Crusher' Bennett : Percussion
Section I : Strings
Section I : Horns
Kermit Moore : Cello Solo

02 - Smile

**Arranged by L. Leon Pendarvis & Ralph Graham
Steve Gadd : Drums
Bob Babbitt : Bass Guitar
Jeff Mironov, Jerry Friedman : Electric Guitars
Rob Mounsey : Piano, Arp 2600
L. Leon Pendarvis : Fender Rhodes
Errol 'Crusher' Bennett : Percussion & Congas
Section II : Horns
Ralph Graham, Darvis, Rob Mounsey : Background vocals

03 - Live For Today

*Arranged by Rob Mounsey & Ralph Graham
Steve Gadd : Drums
Will Lee : Bass
Michael Thompson, Jeff Mironov : Electric Guitars
Rob Mounsey : Clavinet
Ralph MacDonald : Percussion & Congas
Section II : Horns
Ralph Graham, Darvis, Rob Mounsey : Background vocals

04 - Changes

*Arranged by L. Leon Pendarvis
Gary Mure : Drums
David Spinozza : Classical Guitar
L. Leon Pendarvis : Piano
Rob Mounsey : Fender Rhodes, Harpsichord, Arp 2600
Errol 'Crusher' Bennett : Percussion
Section II : Strings